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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[DaVinci 1A clicking extruder and printing only first layer... Solved]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,<br />I just got my Da Vinci 1A, and been pretty happy so far.</p><p>HOWEVER, for all new users out there, beware that despite the instructions say the printer is fully adjusted, mine actually WAS NOT.</p><p>I thought I was looking at the printer doing the first layer, and then simply stopping printing (no plastic getting out of the extruder).</p><p>So I found these posts talking about issues printing the first layer only, and the extruder &quot;clicking&quot;...</p><p>I soon realized that the nozzle was directly on top of the glass, at the beginning of the print.<br />The &quot;Layer&quot; I thought I was seeing being printed was actually the glue being smeared around and maybe some thin film of plastic... However, there was hardly any plastic on that first &quot;layer&quot;.</p><p>After that, the glass would lower but no plastic would come off the nozzle, probably because it was jammed already.</p><p>The clicking of the extruder was due to the nozzle being directly on the glass and therefore occluded by it! No way it could push the plastic out...<br />I even tried to manually push the filament through the extruder, while the printer was trying to print the first layer, but the filament was not moving a millimeter!</p><p>All I had to do was adjust the height of the glass (lower it) using the 3 adjustment screws and sure enough the printer worked perfectly.</p><p>So, for the very beginners like me: look closely at what your printer is doing. In the beginning of a print, if the nozzle and its reflection on the glass are touching, it means the nozzle is too close to the glass to let any plastic out!</p><p>The &quot;First Layer&quot; is important because the plastic needs to be fully attached to the glass or you will get a filament &quot;spaghetti&quot;, but at the same time there must be enough room for the plastic to be able to get out of the nozzle.</p><p>I had to turn the screws 1 and 1/2 time each to see the plastic getting out from the beginning (first layer).</p><p>Maybe your printer is adjusted differently, but still, do not trust it will ship perfectly adjusted, because things my shift during shipping, or the printer simply is not adjusted correctly.</p><p>Hope this helps,<br />So far this printer is amazing for its cost! (including the simple but efficient software XYZware!).</p><p>Regards<br />gio</p>]]></content>
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